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Innovations in Ambulatory Stewardship

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Ambulatory antibiotic use accounts for most of the global consumption of antibiotics leading to selection pressure, multidrug resistance, and significant healthcare costs (https://www.cdc.gov/antibiotic-use/community/pdfs/16_268900-A_CoreElementsOutpatient_508.pdf) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention established the Core Elements of outpatient antimicrobial stewardship in 2016 as a framework to develop, expand, and evaluate ambulatory stewardship programs, which must address overuse in multiple settings (e.g., urgent care centers, adult and pediatric outpatient practices, dental practices, and retail clinics). As such, we present examples of innovative yet adaptable outpatient stewardship initiatives encompassing a variety of settings. We also address patterns of ambulatory antibiotic prescribing and novel stewardship initiatives implemented during the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

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Chang, M., Bao, H., Cowman, K., Golia, A., Guo, Y., Nori, P. (2022). Innovations in Ambulatory Stewardship. In: Bearman, G., Morgan, D.J., K. Murthy, R., Hota, S. (eds) Infection Prevention. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98427-4_33

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